Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

From: Trent Waddington
Date: Thu Feb 15 2007 - 03:35:47 EST


On 2/15/07, Neil Brown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote:
And as I understand it, an important principle in out community is
freedom. If vj wants to take a particular moral/ethical stance, then
he should be free to do that. Of course he will have to live with any
consequences, as do we all.

Yes, and one of the consequences is that people who disagree with his
stance tell him off for it. Him, and everyone else who profits from
distributing GPL licensed code without abiding by the very simple
requirements of the GPL are parasites. They should stop. Legally
they might not be required to.. and some of the best legal minds in
the world think they are, if only the copyright holders would sue
already.. but that's just a side issue.

Trent
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